You are not Alone
A narrative deckbuilder about anxiety, where every discussion is a card game that can lead to personal and collective changes.
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Summary
You are not alone is an indie game project made with Mathias Ngo (Comic book artist). We worked on writing it for about a month. We wanted to build a game outside of the industry's norms to tell stories that are not shared in the game's scene. This game takes players into experiencing the struggles of anxiety while fighting for collective rights in ghettoized neighborhoods.
On this project I was responsible for:
- Designing core mechanics and systems
- Leading the prototype of the core gameplay, making a paper prototype and a Unity prototype
- Discussing with potential partners to get extra advice on accessibility and DEI issues.
- Writing and graphic design on the CNC Grant submission
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Post-mortem
The CNC committee had mixed feelings about the game. While they've seen the quality of our work, they worried about the market positioning of our games.
I must agree that the deckbuilding genre is really saturated and our game was going against the players expectations on the genre. However, the game has other strengths, like the tone, universe and overall experience we want to share with players.
Maybe part of it will see the light of day later with a different marketing positioning.
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